Executive Order 9084 Constitutional Neutral (+0.02)

Executive Order 9084—Amending Executive Order No. 8512 of August 13, 1940, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to Budgetary Administration and Financial Reporting

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Tuesday, March 3, 1942

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1 min read (191 words)

Plain-English Translation & Framers' Constitutional Analysis

Early Statesman synthesis distilling legal jargon into practical meaning, statutory anchors, and structural constitutional impacts.

This executive order, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on 1942-03-03, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "Amending Executive Order No. 8512 of August 13, 1940, Prescribing Regulations Pertaining to Budgetary Administration and Financial Reporting." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.

Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.

Key Directives & Operative Actions

▪ 8512 of August 13, 1940, prescribing regulations pertaining to budgetary administration and financial reporting, is hereby amended as follows: 1.

▪ If the Comptroller General determines that such conflict exists, then they shall not be established except by him as provided in section 309 of the said Act." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 3, 1942.

Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted

🏛️ Executive Branch Departments 🏛️ General Body of the People

Total Words

191

1,162 characters

Estimated Read Time

1 min

@ 200 words / min

Flesch-Kincaid

14.9

Post-Grad reading level

Constitutional Polarity

+0.02

Framers' Alignment index

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Scholarly & Legal Citations

Exec. Order No. 9084, Franklin D. Roosevelt (Mar 3, 1942). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-9084-amending-executive-order-no-8512-august-13-1940-prescribing.

Official Document Text

Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)

Original Source →

By virtue of the authority vested in me by the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, approved June 10, 1921 (42 Stat. 20), and as President of the United States, Executive Order No. 8512 of August 13, 1940, prescribing regulations pertaining to budgetary administration and financial reporting, is hereby amended as follows: 1. The word "reporting" is substituted for the word "accounting" in the first sentence of section 6 (b) of the order. 2. A colon is substituted for the period at the end of section 7 of the order and the following proviso is added thereto: " Provided , that prior to establishing such uniform terminology, classifications, principles, and standards, they shall be referred to the Comptroller General of the United States for consideration and determination as to whether they are in conflict with the forms, systems, and procedures prescribed by the Comptroller General as required by section 309 of the Budget and Accounting Act. If the Comptroller General determines that such conflict exists, then they shall not be established except by him as provided in section 309 of the said Act." FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT The White House, March 3, 1942.